Wash-board



(No Model.)

B. HAMBUJER'.

WASH BOARD.

No. 387,354. Patented Aug. 7, 1888.

N, PETERS, PhomLnnn ra hnr, wnnlngton. DC.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EPHRAIM HAMBUJER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

WASH-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forining part. of Letters Patent No. 387.354, dated August'7, 1888.

Application filed December 2, 1887. Serial No. 256,762.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EPHRAIM HAMBUJER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in ash-Boards, of which thefollowing is aspecitication, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inwash-boards; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction,arrangement,and operation ofa spatter-board, all as more fullyhereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved wash-board. Fig. 2 is atop end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical central section. Fig. 4is a detached perspective view of the spatter-board.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Aare the side rails; B, the top rail; 0, the soap-board, and D therubbingfaces of a wash-board of any of the known constructions,intendedto be reversible.

E is a spatter-hoard slidingly secured between the top rail and thesoap-board, so as to be extended to either side of the rubbing-face, asdesired; and for the purpose of setting it at any convenient angle foruse Iprovide asufficient play to tilt the spatter-board, as shown, andto lock it in such position I provide the top rail with buttons F, uponopposite sides of the wash-board, or their equivalents, whereby (NomodeLl the spatter-board may be firmly locked in position againstaccidental displacement.

At the corners of the spatter-board Iprovide suitable stops, G, whichmay be integral with the spatter-board or not, as desired, and which, inconnection with notches H in the side rails, give more stability to thespatterboard when adjusted in position and prevent its accidentalwithdrawal.

It will readily be seen that by the use of my construction a simple andsufficient spatterboard is provided for the purpose, and which may bereadily adjusted to extend to one side or the other, as may be desired.

My improved spatter-board will be found very convenient in shipping, asit permits a number of washboards to be conveniently crated.

What I claim as my invention is The combination, with the wash-board, ofa spatter board or guard slidingly secured between the side rails of thewash-board, and the buttons F, pivoted to the top rail of the washboardupon opposite sides thereof, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this th day of November, 1887.

EPHRAIM HAMBUJER.

Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, P. M. HULBERI.

